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Trump Has Made the U.S. War Machine a Spectacle—And It’s Spectacularly Unpopular
In Iran, Trump has brought the full extent of the war machine out into the open. Let’s channel public anger into organizing.
Khury Petersen-Smith and Azadeh Shahshahani
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Viewpoint
The Epstein Class Are the Warped Elites They Pretend to Hate
For years, MAGA has attacked minority groups in the name of “protecting women and children.” It turns out the real abusers are the wealthy and powerful.
Sonali Kolhatkar
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Trump and Netanyahu Launch an Illegal and Reckless War Against Iran
"Bombs will be dropping everywhere," Trump said.
Jake Johnson
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Viewpoint
Politics
We Can't Let Trump Get Away With Another Endless War
As the United States bombs Iran, we cannot afford to slip into despair. We must push back against militarism everywhere, at every turn.
Negin Owliaei
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Feature
The Right-Wing Issue
Losing the Plot: The “Leftists” Who Turn Right
What do we make of former friends who fell down the rabbit hole of the Right?
Kathryn Joyce and Jeff Sharlet
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Viewpoint
It’s the Trump Administration That’s Threatening the World—Not Iran
As the White House takes the U.S. to war, here are five reasons to oppose the attacks on Iran.
Khury Petersen-Smith
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Viewpoint
Here's What We Know
We know that this is not about Iran’s people, it’s about Iran’s oil and wealth.
Eman Abdelhadi
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Viewpoint
Politics
No US War on Iran: An Open Letter to the UN Security Council
The current threat of an attack by the US did not begin with any failure by Iran to negotiate. On the contrary, it began with the United States’ repudiation of negotiations that had already succeeded.
Jeffrey D. Sachs
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Feature
"If I Must Die," A Poem by Refaat Alareer
A poem written before the author's death in an airstrike by the Israeli military.
Refaat Alareer
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Labor
Podcast
More Than 31,000 Health Care Workers in California, Hawaii Continue To Strike
A panel of union members call on the health care giant to return to the bargaining table in “good-faith” for contracts.
Maximillian Alvarez
11
Culture
The Poetics of Malcolm X
On the poetry that influenced the Civil Rights trailblazer and the art he inspired.
Elham Shirin
12
Labor
Inside the First-Ever Young Worker March on Washington
Federal workers who led the first-ever young workers march on Washington want to see young workers rise up across the U.S. and demand more from their employers and government.
Amie Stager
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Labor
Terrorized By ICE, Unable to Pay Rent, Minnesotans Are Getting Ready for a Rent Strike
A tenant organizing push in the Twin Cities has support from labor unions representing more than 25,000 workers.
Rebecca Burns and Sarah Lazare
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Viewpoint
Trump’s State of the Union Ignored the Root Cause of Affordability Problems
Rising inequality hurts families, but taxing the ultra-rich can help. On Tuesday night, Trump steered clear of advocating this effective solution to our economic emergency.
Josh Bivens
15
Politics
Betting Against Increased Taxes, DraftKings Is Spending Big on Illinois State Races
The sports gambling industry is pouring more than a million dollars into local Illinois races in a gambit to evade regulations and higher taxes.
Matthew Cunningham-Cook
16
Labor
Viewpoint
Feature
Capitalism Without Humans
As new technologies (not immigrants) replace human labor, "machine breaking" as a tactic of rebellion is taking on a renewed vitality.
Sarah Jaffe
17
Feature
Culture
Toni Morrison on Fascism and Censorship
In this reprint of "Peril" and "Racism and Fascism," Toni Morrison warns of the creative depths of fascism's reach.
Sherell Barbee and Toni Morrison
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Attacking Iran Is No Way to Support Iranian Protests
Trump’s military threats only embolden Iran's leaders to crack down. The best way to support protestors is through diplomacy.
David Vine
19
Feature
Give Iranian Nukes a Chance
In a mad world, the logic of MAD still works
Slavoj Žižek
20
Labor
Five Things the New BLS Union Membership Statistics Don’t Tell You
Union membership is slightly on the rise—but the hope for U.S. labor’s future is far brighter than the numbers alone suggest.
Lane Windham
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Feature
The Most Hated Woman on the Internet
Haters--myself included--have pummeled Amanda Palmer so far beyond recognition that it’s disconcerting to hear her actual voice in her new memoir, The Art of Asking.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
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Viewpoint
Culture
Read This If You're New and Trying to Find Your Way
Abolitionist organizer and author Mariame Kaba offers youth living through the current crises a renewed perspective on how to move forward.
Mariame Kaba
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